Carriage-curtain fastener.



PATENTED AUG! 4, 1903..

B. RICHMOND. CARRIAGE CURTAIN PASTENER.

- APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8, 1902.

NO MODEL.

' "m: NORRIS PEIERS co rnoraumo" WAMINGTON, u. c.

UNITED STATES Patented August 4, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

BENEDICT RICHMOND, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES B. CORCORANAND PETER M. DALEIDEN, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS.

CARRIAG E-C U RTAI N FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,153, dated August4, 1903.

, Application filed August 8, 1902. Serial No. 118,854. (No model-l Toall whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENEDICT RICHMOND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of Illi nois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriage-CurtainFasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in means for fastening downcarriage-curtains; and the especial objects of my improvements are toprovide a device of this character which may be cheaply manufactured,quickly and easily applied, readily fastened and unfastened, and whenfastened will securely hold the curtain in place without danger oftearing the leather or damaging the fastener.

Having in mind the foregoing objects and others of general utility andnovelty, I have designed the fastener hereinafter described in detailand which is shown in preferred form in the accompanying drawings, whichform apart of this application, andin which- Figures 1 and 2 comprise inplan View two preferred styles of myinvention. Fig. 3 is a plan view ofthe fastener disengaged. Fig. 4% is a plan view of the element used forattaching the strap to the curtain. Fig. 5 is a plan view of theclamping-plate which is used directly with the part shown in Fig. 4.Fig. 6 is a view, partly in elevation and partly in section, showing theparts shown in Figs. 4 and 5 applied to a strap and a section ofcurtain, but without the ends of the tangs bent up. Fig. 7 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 6, but with the points or ends of the tangs bent up.Fig. 8 is a plan view of the blank which forms the keeper for the strap.Fig. 9 is a plan view of the clamping-plate which is used with thekeeper. Fig. 10 shows in section and elevation the keeperin position ina section of the curtain-frame. Fig. 11 is similar to Fig. 10, but showsthe tangs of the keeper bent up. Fig. 12 is a plan View of a collarwhich surrounds the opening in the curtain on the under side of thelatter. Fig. 13 is a plan view of the collar which surrounds the openingin the curtain on the upper side of the latter. Fig. 14 is a bottom planview of the collar shown in Fig. 13, but with the tongues bent up toengage the collar shown in Fig. 12.

Referring to the drawings in detail, E represents a section of acarriage or buggy curtain, and F a section of the cover that forms aframe for the curtain-opening. In Fig. 2 I have shown the securing-strapsecured to the top by the ordinary stitched housing 25 for the purposeof bringing out clearly the advantages of the construction embodied inrnyinvention and to show also that the keeper, which forms a part of myinvention, may be applied to straps so attached.

In practice I attach the straps s to the curtain by a metal staple a,which is cut in the form shown in Fig. 4, is provided with pointed tangsa and bent at right angles along the dotted lines shown in said figure,thus forming four vertical sides a. a, the latter being cut away topermit the insertion of the strap 8, the upper end of which is entirelyhoused within the staple, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1.The clamping-plates c are placed on each side of the curtain with theirholes registering, and the tangs a are forced through said holes andthrough the curtain, one of the tangs also piercing the strap 5, asshown in Fig. 7, thus preventing it from being pulled out of itshousing.

It will be understood that the staple or housing will be stamped fromsheet metal capable of being easily bent, but of sufficient thickness tofurnish a strong means of attaching the strap, and that theclampingplates on both sides of the curtain will prevent the tangs frompulling through the leather or other material of which the curtain iscomposed.

The keeper 1) is formed of a strip of sheet metal of the same characteras used for the staple or housing, is bent alongthe dotted lines (shownin Fig. 8) to form two sides 19 at right angles to the middle portion,and each side is provided with a tang I), pointed, as shown, tofacilitate its penetration of the material F, to which the keeper isattached. A plate d, having holes d punched therethrough, is placed oneach side of the material F, to which the curtain is to be fastened,with their respective holes registering, and the tangs b are forcedthrough said holes and the material F and bent up against the underplate, as shown in Fig. 11.

In the curtain at a point directly over the keeper I cut a squareopening it, the edges of which arereinforced by a collar 71, applied tothe under side of the curtain, and bya collar h, applied to the upperside. The collar 71. has inwardly-extending tongues 71 which are bent upalong the dotted lines shown in Fig. 13 and clamped against the collarh, said collars thus forming a frame around the opening 7%, throughwhich the keeper b projects when the curtain is fastened down, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2. In the latter figure I have shown the keeper withcurved edges, and when such form is used it will be apparent that theopening and the collars will conform to said shape.

It will be apparent that my improved fastenor may be attached to anycurtain and cover without the aid of skilled labor and without toolsother than a penknife and a hammer and that it will be impossible forthe curtain to blow open when once fastened down. Other advantages ofneatness of appearance, quick adjustment, and durability will readilyappear to those skilled in the art and do not need to be mentioned inthis connection.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a curtain-fastening device, astrap, a housing formed of a singlepiece of sheet metal bent to form a top portion and sides at rightangles to the top, and each of said sides provided with integral tangsadapted to penetrate the material to which the housing is secured, andone of said tangs penetrating the strap, and a keeper for the free endof the strap.

2. In a curtain-fastening device, a strap, a housing securing one end ofthe strap to the curtain, and a keeper for the free end of the strap,said keeper formed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to form a topportion and with two sides at right angles to the top, each of the sidesbeing provided with tangs adapted to penetrate the material to which thekeeper is secured, and the curtain provided with an opening throughwhich the keeper projects, substantially in the manner set forth.

3. In a curtain-fastening device, a strap, a housing for one end of thestrap composed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to form a topportion, and sides at right angles to the top, and each of the sidesprovided with tangs adapted to penetrate the curtain, and one of thetangs penetrating the said strap, and a keeper for the free end of thestrap composed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to form a rope andtwo sides at right angles to the top, said sides formed with tangsadapted to penetrate the material to which the keeper is secured, andthe curtain provided with an opening through which the keeper projectssubstantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a curtain-fastening means, a strap, a housing for one end of thestrap composed of a top portion, sides at right angles to the top, tangsintegral with the sides and adapted to penetrate the material to whichthe housing is secured, plates clamping the sides of the material andhaving holes to receive said tangs, a keeper for the free end of thestrap composed of a top portion and two sides at right angles to thetop, tangs integral with the sides, plates on each side of the materialto which the keeper is secured, said plates having holes therein toreceive the keepertangs, said keeper projecting through an opening inthe material to which the housing is secured, all substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENEDICT RICHMOND.

Witnesses:

F. BENJAMIN, F. G. HANCHETT.

